The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Tech layoffs rose from 3.9% to 5.7% in one month, but it could just be that companies are faced with new year budgets.

March WTI crude oil (CLH25 ) Friday closed up +0.39 (+0.55%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH25 ) closed up +0.0303 (+1.46%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday posted moderate gains on signs of US economic strength after the Jan unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to an 8-month low of 4.0%. Also,...

A US jobs report for January was released on Friday and showed unemployment dropped to 4%.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -0.03% this morning as investors digest the U.S. jobs report.

Jobless applications reached 219,000 for the week ending Feb. 1, as analysts expected 213,000 claims.

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low

The 2025 Bankrate Emergency Savings Report paints a grim picture of the state of Americans’ personal finances. The good news is that many aspire to boost savings.

New Zealand's opposition has blamed Chris Luxon's government for job losses after the country's unemployment rate reached 5.1 per cent.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.73% this morning as solid earnings from Apple and Intel buoyed sentiment, while investors geared up for the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge.